John Hughes
Directing
Born February 18, 1950 in Lansing, Michigan, USA
John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker. He directed and scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Uncle Buck, Career Opportunities, 101 Dalmatians, Home Alone, and its sequels, Home Alone 2 and 3. Hughes' movies often combined slapstick comedy with heartfelt moments.
Filmography
Sam and Victor's Day Off
The Corrs: Live At Lansdowne Road
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Home Sweet Home Alone
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
Vacation
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Self (archive footage)
Drillbit Taylor
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Self (archive footage)
Beethoven's 5th
Maid in Manhattan
Home Alone 4
Beethoven's 4th
New Port South
Just Visiting
Beethoven's 3rd
Reach the Rock
Home Alone 3
Flubber
101 Dalmatians
E! True Hollywood Story
Jack
Mallrats
Miracle on 34th Street
Baby's Day Out
Beethoven's 2nd
Dennis the Menace
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Beethoven
Curly Sue
Dutch
Only the Lonely
Career Opportunities
Home Alone
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Uncle Buck
The Great Outdoors
She's Having a Baby
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Some Kind of Wonderful
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
Pretty in Pink
Weird Science
National Lampoon's European Vacation
The Breakfast Club
Brian’s Father (uncredited)
Sixteen Candles
Nate and Hayes
National Lampoon's Vacation
Mr. Mom
Class Reunion
The Secret of Nikola Tesla